https://www.reuters.com/article/us-science-jellyfish-idUKKBN1ZT2XS
Scientists have begun to use a small prosthetic, an embedded microelectronic, has allowed for jellyfish to swim more efficiently and up to three times faster, without causing and stress to the animals. Future steps are to continue testing in order to gain access to control the jellyfish’ movements along with learning to perform measurements in the long-term. The ability to have small these prosthetics opens up the door for future possible technologies like cameras or ways to monitor climate change along with natural phenomenons. Studies have started, using moon jellyfish, having them swim down to increasingly deeper depths in order to see how far they can get nand still make it to the surface.
The advancements of safe non-disruptive prosthetic technology for jellyfish, can reshape how the ocean is studied and explored by managing to get equipment to never before explored areas. This article can be used to help write my paper as it has a far more detailed description of what the tiny prosthetics are, along with the multitude of capabilities of them now and for the future. The article is also helpful as it goes more in depth on the hopes for where these prosthetics can help change the future of oceanic discovery.
Hey Hannah! This idea is really interesting and I like how you included the detail that the prosthetic doesn’t/won’t interfere with the jellyfish’s life even though it seems like it would. To deepen your research, maybe research and explain how the prosthetic uses its technology in order to track things like the movements of the jellies, climate change, and the ocean and its unexplored areas in general. Also, if it’s stated in any of your research articles, is there any chance of failure and if so, what happens after?
This idea is really interesting, it reminds me of when people have used a prosthetic tail for a dolphin. I like how prosthetics can be used for different animals like a jellyfish. I am interested to see how prosthetics will increase more technology being made like cameras, which can monitor climate change and help prevent any natural disasters. Also I wonder how in the future what discovery will be found in the ocean. Overall, good job I think it is an interesting topic to research.